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Introducing the Makeblock mBot2: A Fun and Educational AI Robot for Coding

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Introducing the Makeblock mBot2: A Fun and Educational AI Robot for Coding The Makeblock mBot2 is a delightful and educational AI robot designed to captivate the interest of children aged 8-12 in the fields of STEM. This quick setup allows them to jump right into coding and interactive play.

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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom. It starts with a game of Robot Turtles, a board game by Thinkfun that’s being used at Hubbard Woods School in Winnetka, Ill., The game serves as an on-ramp for students, introducing technology into their educational journeys. Schools Get Started in Robotics.

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7 Reasons Advancement Courses Has Excellent Teacher Professional Development

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Teacher professional development needs to be practical, fit your schedule, and improve your classroom — and I’ve found professional development from Advancement Courses that does just that! Recently, I took a course from Advancement Courses called Teaching Computer Science in 6-12. Look at Courses.

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Using robots to teach creativity, collaboration, and self-confidence

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More than a year ago I read an article about McDonald’s using robot arms to make french fries, so even a job as straightforward as fry cook will be performed by a human-robot team–even if the human’s part is only maintaining the robot. Here’s how it has worked since we introduced virtual robotics at our middle school.

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Top 5 Game Development Platforms for Young Coders

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Kids can build games, animate stories, and even learn robotics or Minecraft modding. Tip from CodaKid Teachers: Encourage kids to start small, perhaps by creating a simple obstacle course or adventure game. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. What if coding could be that fun?

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3 Basic Things Every School Should Teach Relating to Technology

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Jorge Valenzuela, the author of Rev Up Robotics, discusses the three things schools should be teaching so students are ready. Hear an overview of computational thinking, algorithms, and robotics with Jorge Valenzuela. Today’s Sponsor is Advancement Courses. You can save 20% off each course with the code COOL20.

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How AI is Changing Writing: Check out Robot Don

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See what you think: We live in a digital era where the kids are in contact in all sorts of technological solutions that help them learn, connect, and have fun. The benefits of technology usage in schools are vast, including everything from grading tests to analyzing weak spots in courses, providing improvement suggestions.

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